Honors College Art & Science of Emotions Fall 2017 (1:20 p.m.) Love Journal | Page 17

I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out he's better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house
And I've got space to run and hide
And I had the best days with you
There is a video I found
From back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen
And you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships
And the seven dwarfs
And Daddy's smart
And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
And now I know why the all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side
Even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine
And, I didn't know if you knew
So I'm taking this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today.
Songwriters: Taylor Swift
Parents have a major impact on our lives. They are responsible for teaching us everything we need to know to be a successful
human. They teach us love and kindness, and we can never thank them enough for these oh so important lessons. In Taylor Swift’s song, “The
Best Day” we see her thanking her parents for these lessons. However, just as much as parents can play a positive role in our life, they can
also be major negative role as well. In this paper, we will see how parents play a vital role in our ability to learn self-love known as phil-
ia.Taylor Swift’s song “The Best Day” is a love song different from most. Most love songs are written about/for a romantic lover; they are
often about an eros , passionate, intense desire for someone/something (Moseley,2), based love. These types of songs often stem from the lust
and attraction stages of love. “The Best Day” is a philia , “fondness and appreciation for others” (Moseley, 3), based love song written for
Swift’s mother. It is based on the attachment stage of love, specifically in the form of a maternal bond. Swift wrote the song and made the
music video as a surprise Christmas gift for her mother (Strecker, 1). The song was not released as a single and is not one of her most
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